Cryptocarya chinensis, commonly known as the Chinese cryptocarya, is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to the subtropical forests of Taiwan, southern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan), Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cryptocarya chinensis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cinnamomum osmophloeum
- Cinnamomum burmanni
- Cryptocarya triplinervis
- Neolitsea variabillima
- Neolitsea parvigemma
- Celtis tetrandra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Laurales
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Genus
- Cryptocarya
- Species
- Cryptocarya chinensis
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